千钧一发 (qiān jūn-yí fà) — imminent peril; a critical moment when the outcome is hanging by a thread
Definition
A chengyu for an extremely critical moment where disaster is one slip away — stronger than just 'critical' (危急), it conveys hanging by a thread.
phrase
imminent perila critical moment when the outcome is hanging by a thread
Examples
- 千钧一发，。Zài zhè ge qiān jūn-yí fà de shí kè, tā bǎo chí lěng jìng.At this critical moment, he remained calm.
- 千钧一发，。Shì qing yǐ jīng dào le qiān jūn-yí fà de dì bù, bì xū mǎ shàng jué dìng.Things have reached a point of imminent peril; a decision must be made immediately.
- 千钧一发，。Nà cì shì gù zhēn shì qiān jūn-yí fà, xìng hǎo tā duǒ kāi le.That accident was truly a matter of life or death; fortunately he dodged it.
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